Week 35 brings us a match on Apr 30th where Southampton will host Crystal Palace at St. Mary’s Stadium in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 13th placed Southampton, recorded a 2-2 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 2nd minute, then Mohammed Salisu added another on an own goal in the 44th minute. Southampton is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while crystal Palace is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Leeds United. Crystal Palace had 16 on net, and Leeds United had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Crystal Palace is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Dec 15th, Crystal Palace and Southampton battled to a 2-2 draw. Wilfried Zaha struck first for Crystal Palace in the 2nd minute on a feed from Odsonne Édouard, then James Ward-Prowse tied it up for Southampton in the 32nd minute .
Crystal Palace’s most prolific scorer has been Wilfried Zaha. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. James Ward-Prowse has been the most effective weapon for Southampton lately. The English midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches
Southampton will be without Alex McCarthy, while Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace squad will be without Michael Olise and Nathan Ferguson.